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Kingdom of Lesotho
former: Basutoland
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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22,200 (2000) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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21,600 (2000) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: rudimentary system
domestic: consists of a few landlines, a small microwave radio relay system, and a minor radiotelephone communication system; a cellular mobile telephone system is growing international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998) |
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Radios:
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NA (2002) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (2000) |
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Televisions:
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NA |
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Internet country code:
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.ls |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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5,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 2.6 km; note - owned by, operated by, and included in the statistics of South Africa
narrow gauge: 2.6 km 1.067-m gauge (1995) |
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Highways:
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total: 4,955 km
paved: 887 km unpaved: 4,068 km (1996) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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none |
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Airports:
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28 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 4
over 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 2 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 24
914 to 1,523 m: 4 under 914 m: 20 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Lesotho Defense Force (LDF; including Army and Air Wing), Royal Lesotho Mounted Police |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 526,332 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 283,203 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$34 million (1999) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA% |
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Military - note:
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The Lesotho Government in 1999 began an open debate on the future structure, size, and role of the armed forces, especially considering the Lesotho Defense Force's (LDF) history of intervening in political affairs. |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |